2012 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

2012 NCAA Division III Women's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Henrietta, New York
Champions	RIT Tigers  (1st title)
Runner-up	Norwich Cadets  (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Plattsburgh Cardinals (6th Frozen Four) Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (6th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Scott McDonald  (1 title)
MOP	Laura Chamberlain (RIT)
Attendance	1195
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The 2012 NCAA Women's Division III Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play, that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The Frozen Four will be contested in the arenas of the teams with the better record.

Background

The automatic qualifiers for the tournament include the postseason tournament champions from the following conferences: ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC. The Division III committee consists of the following members: Renee Hellert, New England College athletic director; Michael Letzeisen, ECAC administrator; Brad Marshall, head coach at St. Catherine; Jodi McKenna, head coach at Wesleyan; Steve Nelson, Wisconsin-Superior athletic director.

Qualifying teams

Amherst

Concordia

Gustavus Adolphus

Middlebury

Norwich

Plattsburgh State

RIT

Wisconsin–River Falls

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2012 Qualifying Teams
ECAC East, NCHA, MIAC, NESCAC, SUNYAC, ECAC West

School [1]	Conference	Appearance	Last bid
Amherst	NESCAC	5th	2010
Concordia	MIAC	1st	Never
Gustavus Adolphus	MIAC	10th	2011
Middlebury	NESCAC	10th	2011
Norwich	ECAC East	4th	2011
Plattsburgh State	SUNYAC	8th	2010
RIT	ECAC West	3rd	2011
Wisconsin-River Falls	NCHA	5th	2011

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Bracket

	National Quarterfinals March 10					National Semifinals March 16					National Championship March 17
	Concordia		2
	RIT		5
						RIT		2
						Plattsburgh State		1
	Plattsburgh State		4
	Middlebury		2
											RIT		4
											Norwich		1
	Gustavus Adolphus		4
	Wisconsin–River Falls		2
						Gustavus Adolphus		3			Third place
						Norwich		4
	Norwich		5								Plattsburgh State		4
	Amherst		0								Gustavus Adolphus		3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
• 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

References

1. "DIVISION III WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF).
2. "Women's Division III Hockey 2011-2012 Schedule and Results — Week 24". USCHO (Schedule). 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2021.